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Soon after music-minded UMass-Boston management professor Pacey Foster signed on to write a Boston chapter for the most comprehensive hip-hop tome ever compiled, his mission brought him to rural Maine, where it has long been speculated that the Hub rhyme...
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Talented Filipino American rapper from Los Angeles, currently living in D.C., takes a stab at "trying to make it" in a crumbling market by posting relevent information of things he's seen and experienced on soon to be popular AllVoices.com. Rapper...
Tags: rapper, IKNOK, DC, LA, life, music, hip hop, allvoices.com, M.C. rap, urban, a, b, s, Washington, Rapping, American atheists, Teller, allnews, IKNOK. conspiracy, balloon, drugs, marijuana, weed, happy
The wife of champion boxer David Tua has spoken in support of a Hamilton mob figure who says he turned his back on gang dealings to focus on his family. Robina Tua yesterday gave evidence at the High Court in Hamilton in support of her cousin and alleged...
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The Flobots is one hip-hop act that's forgoing cliche topics in favor of introspective, activism-rich lyrics. With lines about the casualties of war — “man, woman and child dead bloody and numb” — or the disparity of wealth — “the system where the poor...
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After two and a half years of striving to inspire a heated debate with an outmoded combination of impassioned polemic and old-school Bernstein and Woodward-style investigative journalism, last month's bulging crop of enraged responses confirmed that all...
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Three days after he was presented with the Left Field trophy at the MTVu Woodie Awards in New York City, Tech N9ne showcased his left-of-center world view at the Independence Events Center.The acknowledgment suits the Kansas City-based star. His innovative...
Tags: Kansas City, Joe Budden, hip hop, independence events, events center, K.O.D., N9NE Group, Reuben 'Bonyx' Armstrong, Killer, Tech N9ne, Kutt Calhoun, Krizz Kaliko, Entertainment Culture
Terverius Black believes in hip-hop gospel so much he sold his first home to get the money needed to start his Christian-themed entertainment company. It was a risky move, but the 34-year-old entrepreneur believes the company's diversity, which is producing...
Tags: hop gospel, holy hip, Terverius Black, Trey Williams, Sean Simmonds, Danny Wilson, Nashville, Hip-hop dance, KRS-One, Christian hip hop, Hip hop, Gospel music, Entertainment Culture
When Amanda Blank bounds onstage, prancing like a '60s go-go dancer, she's giddy, almost awkward, and all megawatt smiles. Then she opens her mouth, and you can see other mouths agape. Blank raps like she needs Ritalin, with breakneck speed and proficiency.
Tags: Amanda Blank, Cook, Naked, I Love You, Hip hop, Santigold
Back in the day rappers used to rhyme about McDonald's and White Castle...Lately, rap has been getting a bad rap because aside from say a Kanye West, Eminem or Jay-Z, there's no true voice for the hip hop community. That changed last week when the Get...
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We thought it might happen, but honestly, we all thought, 'God I hope not,' because that's so immature, so stupid!"...Tyra took some time to address the issue on her talk show on Wednesday. She apologized to those who were offended and explained what...
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